Stir Up Some Fun

Family Activities

1. Design and Build a Lemonade Stand: Use only materials you already have and see how creative you can get! 

2. Lemonade Taste Test: Make different flavored lemonade. Taste test them and determine which you like best. 

3. Book Scene Artwork: Draw or paint your favorite scene from the book. Then write a few sentence about why you choose that scene.

4. Book Trailer: Make a video to advertise or review the book.

5. Coin Counting Game Night: Dump out a jar of spare change and challenge kids to sort, count, and create “budgets” for imaginary purchases.

6. Kindness Coupons: Inspired by Jessie and Evan learning to support each other, create coupons kids can trade or give away, such as:

• “Help with a chore”

• “Play a game together”

• “Read a book with me”

• “15 minutes of screen-free family time”

 If you try any of our Lemonade War–inspired activities at home, feel free to send us photos or a short “family article” describing what you did. Your submission will be featured during our Monday morning assemblies or highlighted on our school social media pages/website. Sharing your experiences helps inspire other families and builds our community of readers and learners. Send your photos and stories to lacey.witt@d11.org. We can’t wait to see the fun you’re having!

Daily Conversation Starters

Chapter 5: Have you ever felt competitive with someone you are close to? What was the competition? How was it resolved? 

Chapter 4: When you are making meaning in math, are you a pictures person or a numbers person? How can knowing that help you grow mathematically?

Chapter 3: What strengths do Jessie and Evan each have? What are your strengths? What are some of the strengths of the members of your family?

Chapter 2: How would you feel if you were in Evan's shoes and had a younger sibling in your class? How would you handle that situation?

Chapter 1: Have you ever said something to someone in your family that you really didn't mean? Why do you think you did that? What could you have done to make the situation better?

Companion Books

Looking for more great reads to pair with The Lemonade War? These companion books explore similar themes-friendship, problem-solving, money smarts, sibling dynamics, and creative entrepreneurship. They make excellent follow-up reads for students who enjoyed the excitement, humor, and heart found in The Lemonade War.